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WorksheetsGrammar Review 2 (Past Simple and Continuous)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 17mins
Yesterday, Ann ................ (wait) for me when I .............. (arrive).
was waiting / arrived
was waiting / arrive
is waiting / arrive
is waiting / arrived
Mary usually ........................................ (phone) me on Fridays but she ........................................ (not/phone) last Friday.
phoned / didn't phone
phoned / don't phone
phones / doesn't phone
phones / didn't phone
A: When I last saw you, you ........................................ (think) of moving to a new flat.
B: That’s right, but in the end I ........................................ (decide) to stay where I was.
were thinking / decide
were thinking / decided
are thinking / decide
are thinking / decided
Yesterday evening the phone ........................................ (ring) three times while we ........................................ (have) dinner.
ring / are having
rings / are having
rang / had
rang / were having
Linda was busy when we ........................................ (go) to see her yesterday. She ........................................ (study) for an exam. We ........................................ (not/want) to disturb her, so we ........................................ (not/stay) very long.
went / studied / didn't want / didn't stay
went / was studying / didn't want / didn't stay
gone / was studying / not wanted / not stayed
gone / studied / not wanted / weren't staying
When I first ........................................ (tell) Tom the news, he ........................................ (not/believe) me. He ........................................ (think) that I ........................................ (joke).
told / didn't believe / thought / was joking
told / didn't believe / thought / made a joke
telled / didn't believe / thinks / am joking
telled / doesn't believe / thinked / was joking
I ........................................ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ........................................ (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ........................................ (follow) me. I was frightened and I ........................................ (start) to run.
were walking were hearing / were folliwing / were starting
were walking / heard / were following / started
was walking / heard / was following / started
was walking / was hearing / was following / was starting
How fast ............. (you/drive) when the accident ............. (happen)?
did you drive / happened
were you driving / happened
were you driving / was happening
did you drive / was happening
I (call) ........................................ Roger at nine last night, but he (be, not) ........................................ at home. He (study) ........................................ at the library.
called / wasn't / was studying
called / wasn't / studied
was calling / didn't / was studying
was calling / wasn't / was studying
I .............. (see) Sue in town yesterday but she ............... (not/see) me. She .............. (look) the other way.
was seeing / didn't see / looked
saw / didn't see / was looking
saw / wasn't seeing / was looking
was seeing / wasn't seeing/ looked
I ............. (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ............. (go) to Berlin and I .............. (go) to Madrid. We ............. (have) a chat while we .............. (wait) for our flights.
was meeting / went/ went / had / waited
was meeting / were going / was going / were waiting
met / were going / was going / had / were waiting
met / went / went / were having / waited
I ............... (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man .............. (step) into the road in front of me. I ............ (go) quite fast but luckily I ............. (manage) to stop in time and ............. (not/hit) him.
cycled / was stepping / went / was managing / wasn't hitting
cycled / stepped / went / managed / didn't hit
was cycling / was stepping / was going / was managing / wasn't hitting
was cycling / stepped / was going / managed / didn't hit
